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J. E. GOODWIN.

VEHICLE GEAR.

No. 891,811. Patented Oct. 16, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEw JOHN E. GOODWIN, OF BREWERTON, NEW YORK.

VEHICLE-GEAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,311, dated October 16, 1888.

Application filed June 23, 1884.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN E. GOODWIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brewerton. in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVagons and Carriages, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to furnish an improved wagon-gear which shall be light, simple, durable, and easy of access; and it consists in the combination of single crosssprings secured to the under side of inwardlybent axles in such a manner that the springs and spring-bar may pass the axles and reach U work without striking, whereby the body of the vehicle may be hung very low with but little or no downward curvature of the axle, making it easy of access and less liable to spring the reach work or roll the axle than heretofore.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a plan and Fig. 2 an end View embodying my invention.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the axle, a portion of which is straight next to the wheel-bearings d sufficiently to receive the draw and spring clips or fastenings a I) e, and then bent inward-t'. 0., the forward axle bent rearward and the rear axle bent forward suf- Serial No. 135.831 (No model.)

ficiently to allow the springs B to occupy a central position in relation to the wheel-bearings 11 outside of or wholly beyond the reachwork, in order that the springs may pass the axles and reach-work when loaded without striking, allowing the body of the vehicle to be hung very low with but little or no downward curvature of the axle, as by this arrangement the springs are left free to act un til the vehicle is so loaded that the body may strike the axle, making it easy of access and less liable to roll the axles or spring the reachwork than heretofore.

I am aware that the employment of crosssprings and curved axles is not new. I therefore do not claim such combination, broadly; but

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of single cross springs clipped to the under side of inwardly and downwardly bent or cranked axles, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this llth day of June, 1884.

JOHN E. GOODWIN.

In presence of C. W. SMITH, E. N. EMMoNs. 

